She is the president of a small non-profit group of volunteers called the Women's Microfinance Initiative.

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She soon decided that living in a small town did not improve one's mind.

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Mary's love of learning was so strong that she worked and saved her small amount of pay so she could go to school for another few months.

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She's -- she's helped run a small business.

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Finance Minister Jane Hutt has described it as "a comprehensive stimulus package", to be seen in tandem with the money she's already said she'll invest in small and medium sized businesses and capital investment announced last week.

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Meredith Olafson is Senior Policy Advisor for the U.S. Small Business Administration where she oversees the agency's education and outreach efforts around health care and the Affordable Care Act.

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